Fourteen Cars Derail in Jamestown Wreck Breaks Rail Line
An extra northbound Southern Railway freight train derailed in Jamestown in the same spot as a historic 191? wreck. Fourteen cars loaded with coal flour furniture and ties piled up though no injuries were reported. Traffic blocked on the Washington Atlanta line and crews of 50 to 75 worked to clear the debris.
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Jamestown
Southern Railway
Washington
John Sparger
Greensboro
Spencer
Salisbury
Winston-Salem
Atlanta
Public debt hits peace time high in November
US public debt rose $483.859 million in November to $23.534 billion, a peace time record. Receipts totaled $208.861 million and ordinary outlays were $205.906 million, while emergency recovery spending reached $293.514 million. Treasury cash ended at $1.107 billion. five-month receipts $1.137 billion versus ordinary outlays $1.216 billion with emergency recovery $692.827 million, leaving a $772.466 million deficit.
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Washington
United States
Treasury
Rev J A Baldwin retires from Maiden church post
Winston Salem December report says Rev J A Baldwin who was appointed pastor of the Maiden church in the Statesville district at the Western North Carolina conference in Charlotte has chosen to retire from his pastorate to accept a business offer in Albemarle.
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Winston-Salem
J. A. Baldwin
Methodist
Maiden
Statesville
War allotment to remove shoals on Wilmington inland waterway
Secretary of War allotted 30000 today for removing two shoals in the Wilmington North Carolina section of the inland waterway from Norfolk to Beaufort Inlet. The action aims to improve navigation for regional shipping and maritime activity.
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Washington
Secretary of War
Wilmington
N. C
Norfolk
Beaufort Inlet
North Carolina
Women to Meet Raleigh to Discuss Civil Works Aid
North Carolina women from across the state are called to Raleigh to discuss methods for advancing the civil works program aiding unemployed women. The meeting is set for Tuesday afternoon with leaders invited to participate.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Depositors sue over Dan Rhyne guarantee of Cherryville bank
File details a recovery suit by Cherryville bank depositors claiming philanthropist Dan Rhyne who died recently personally guaranteed all deposits and left a claim of 115098.37. The action seeks repayment from the estate and targets the guaranty tied to the bank's deposits.
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Cherryville Bank
Dan Rhyne
Ford Will Supply CCC Trucks Even If Not Signing Code
Washington December 2 Henry Ford nears code compliance as a Bethesda Maryland Ford dealer wins a contract to supply possibly 700 trucks to the CCC. Secretary Wallace and NRA chief Hugh S Johnson concur on the award while questions about minimum price under the code are reviewed by officials and the Comptroller General. Johnson and others affirm Ford’s compliance despite not signing the code.
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Ford
Washington
Henry Ford
Ccc
Bethesda
Wallace
Hugh S. Johnson
NRA
J. R. McCarl
Johnson
Forest Fires Rage Across North Carolina Forest District
North Carolina faces widespread fires in the northeastern forest fire control area. The Civil Works Administration authorizes firefighting crews in six counties Bertie Hertford Northampton Edgecombe Warren and Halifax to combat the blazes as district foresters report fires burning everywhere.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
State Civil Works Administration
Holmes
Carter
Thomas Do’Berry
Civil Works
Bertie
Hertford
Northampton
Edgecombe
Warren
Halifax
Conservation and Development Department
Status Of Asheboro Strike Is Unsettled
Conflicting reports from a meeting of Detwick Silk Mills workers in Asheboro say the 317 worker strike may be ongoing or ended after six weeks. No mill management statement on re opening plans was issued and most workers appear uninvolved.
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Asheboro
Detwick Silk Mills
King Bacchus Awaits Big Welcome Tuesday
New York readers glimpse a transitional moment as King Bacchus returns amid liquor license lists. Luchow's on 14th Street bears license one with historic menus and stars, while Janssen's Hofbrau earns license number two. Union Club, oldest in 1836, moves to Park Avenue. many hotels prepare for first postwar service, sparking nostalgia and debate over dry-era changes.
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Raymond Crowley
New York
Bacchus
Edward P. Mulrooney
Rector’s
Churchills
Reisenweber
Mulrooney
Luchow
14Th Street
James Huneker
Theodore Roosevelt
William Howard Taft
H. L. Mencken
Richard Strauss
Caruso
Paderewski
Steis
Janssen
Hofbrau
Union Club
Fifth Avenue
Park Avenue
John
Knickerbocker
Maxfield Parrish
Savoy Plaza
Greensboro Education Meet Aims to Aid North Carolina
Mrs. J. L. Henderson of Hickory said the state wide meeting in Greensboro on December 7 focuses on improving education and teacher salaries, uniting forces for better opportunities and social welfare. The gathering is not to nominate legislators, but to advocate electing trusted leaders with public responsibility.
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Hickory
Mrsa
North Carolina
Two Ambushings Reported in Scotland County
Roy McLaurin was fired upon near McAr thurs Cross Roads while traveling home. A bullet shattered his windshield from a roadside ditch as officers investigated with no arrests. Nearby east of Hamlet Crowell Hunter William Norman and John L. McLean reported shots striking their windshield. McLean suffered minor glass cuts.
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Eterneur County
Roy McLaurin
McArthurs Cross
Crowell Hunter
William Norman
John L. McLean
Laurinburg
Hamlet
McLean
Insull Loses Extradition Fight in Ontario
Martin J. Insull the former Chicago utilities director lost his bid to resist extradition to Cook County Illinois for embezzlement and grand larceny linked to the Midwest Utilities collapse. Justice A C Kingston granted the Illinois appeal and allowed a 15 day window to appeal further.
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Toronto
Martin J. Insull
Chicago
United States
A. C. Kingstone
Ontario Supreme Court
Cook County
Kingstone
Insull
Mid-West Utilities Corporation
J. C. MccRuer
Grand Jury
McRuer
Two Men Bonded for Fatal Truck Hit-Run in Oslow County
Under 81 000 bond Marvin Lawier 20 and Bernice Sheppard 25 of Oslow County were charged with hitting and fatally injuring Johnnie Howard 36. Officers said they admitted striking Howard on a highway and leaving him.
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Kinston
Marvin Lawier
Bernice Sheppard
Otslow County
Johnnie Howard
Howard
Accident at Salisbury Home Injures Two Girls and One Man
Betty Hennesse e and Ruth Ward were struck in the neck and shoulder by a single shotgun pellet each during an accidental discharge at a Salisbury residence. Glenn Smith suffered eleven pellets, but the girls received the injuries from one pellet apiece.
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Salisbury
Betty Hennessee
Ruth Ward
Glenn Smith
Salisbury Raises Pay for City Police
Salisbury has increased policemen's pay by 25 dollars a month and announced upcoming adjustments to other city salaries.
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Salisbury
Tobacco And Cotton Crops Be Cut In N. C.
North Carolina plans two crop reduction campaigns to curb 1934 tobacco and cotton output under Dean J. O. Schaub of N C State College. Agents will recruit growers to cut tobacco weed acreage by 30 percent and cotton by 40 percent.
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Paul Barkley
Associated Press
Raleigh
North Carolina
J. O. Schaub
N. C. State College
Washington
Schaub
Varying State Rules Allow Liquor Purchases After Repeal
A survey of states outlines 21 year old access to alcohol after repeal. New Jersey Wisconsin Louisiana Nevada permit access to a wide range of beverages while New York Illinois Rhode Island California and others impose on premise or restricted sales. Some states like Michigan Ohio and Pennsylvania set limits or timing for hard liquor with regulatory changes anticipated.
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New Jersey
Wisconsin
Louisiana
Nevada
New York
Illinois
Chicago
Rhode Island
California
Montana
Missouri
Governor Ehringhaus Orders Report On Dock Rogers Lynching
North Carolina Governor Ehringhaus directs Solicitor Woodus Kellum of Wilmington to prepare a report on his investigation into the lynching of Dock Rogers, a Black man in Pender County, for release after several weeks of inquiry.
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Ehringhaus
Woodus Kellum
Wilmington
Dock Rogers
Pender County
Hunting deaths claim two men this week
Thanksgiving day passed without a hunting tragedy but earlier in the week George Frederick Syme a 55 year old senior state highway engineer and Arthur G. Elliott a 50 year old Washington D C sportsman died in hunting accidents.
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George Frederick Syme
Arthur G. Elliott
Washington, D. C
Two North Carolina strike leaders arrested in seven week flare up
Seven weeks into the Asheboro strike, Paul Allred chair of the strike committee and Jim Phillips were arrested on peace war rants. Associate Justice W. J. Brogden held a habeas corpus hearing in Durham and reduced their bonds from 800 dollars to 20.
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Asheboro
Paul Allred
Jim Phillips
W. J. Brogden
Durham
Akron man given death penalty in grape juice murder
Mark H. Shank of Akron was sentenced to death by a Benton County jury after a nine hour deliberation for poisoning four members of the Colley family at a picnic last August. Shank’s wife, credited with planning much of his defense, collapsed in court and was taken from the room. Shank may file a motion for a new trial next Thursday, and if overruled, will be sentenced immediately with a 60 day window to appeal.
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Benton
Mark H. Shank
Akron
Alvin Colley
Shank
Colley
Little Rock
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